USA Wrestling Release
Tim Cysewski of Lincolnshire, Ill. was named USA Wrestling FILA Junior/University Person of the Year. This award goes to a leader(s) who works with athletes and programs on the FILA Junior (ages 17-20) and University (ages 18-24) levels.
Cysewski has served 18 years as head coach at Northwestern, where he has coached numerous athletes to Big Ten and NCAA Championships medalists, including two individual national champions.
Cysewski has been a leader within USA Wrestling, helping to develop and build the successful University National Championships. For 14 years, Northwestern hosted the University Nationals under Cysewski's direction (1992-2006). He also helped develop the FILA Cadet National Championships, which were held alongside the University Nationals during those years.
"We grew the University Nationals, and showed you can put on a good event year after year," said Cysewski. "The University Nationals went from an idea and took off. The rest is history."
Cysewski has encouraged athletes from Northwestern to compete in the international styles through his coaching and management of the Wildcat Wresstling Club. He has also had a close relationship with the nearby Overtime Wrestling Club, which has also helped develop successful wrestlers in a number of age levels. "We have a great working, cooperative relationship," said Cysewski.
He has coached a number of U.S. team on international tours, including assignments at the Pan American Games, the World Cup, the Espoir World Cup among others. Cysewski has a commitment to building the U.S. program in freestyle and Greco-Roman.
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"They need to continue to wrestle international styles," said Cysewski. "If kids want to wrestle in college, they need to compete. When I am recruiting kids, I want them to wrestle in the spring and summer. It shows they are consistent, and are always trying to get better. With the rule changes, we need to continue to work with these kids, so when it is their turn to represent the United States, they are ready."
Cysewski took over as the Wildcats' head coach after serving eight seasons as an assistant under Tom Jarman. During that time, the Jarman-Cysewski tandem compiled a 108-79-1 record and produced seven All-Americans in eight years. Prior to that, Cysewski was an assistant coach for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.
He served six years on the National Wrestling Coaches Association Board of Directors, as well as four years on the NCAA Rules Committee.
As a freestyle wrestler, Cysewski captured many titles, including the World Cup Championship, the Pan Am Games, the New Zealand Games, the U.S. Wrestling Federation Championship and the AAU Championship. Cysewski is a member of the Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Midlands Hall of Fame.
He placed third in the 1976 NCAA Championships for the Univ. of Iowa. He won two Big Ten silver medals and one bronze medal for the Hawkeyes. Cysewski also captured five Midlands titles during his career.
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